Dover Community Trail

The trail follows a former railroad bed through much of the City and provides public access to protected greenways along the Cochecho and Bellamy Rivers.

The in-town section of the trail provides a pedestrian and bicycle friendly connection between downtown, (with a trailhead at the City’s Transportation Center) the Dover Middle and High School campuses and Bellamy Park.

Rural extensions of the trail will provide opportunities for bicycling, hiking, bird watching, and fishing where the trail follows the Cochecho and Bellamy Rivers. A portion of the trail parallels Sixth Street, providing an alternative transportation linkage to Liberty Mutual, Measured Progress, and other employment centers in the Enterprise Park area.

Voyage Mark II Solar System Exhibit

Dover is the first community in New England to feature the Voyage Mark II Solar System Exhibit, which is a highly accurate 1 to 10-billion scale model of the Solar System along the Dover Community Trail.

This is a permanent installation and it is a joint initiative between the Dover School District, Department of Planning and Community Development, and Community Trail Advisory Committee, with installation completed by the Community Services Department.

The Sun can be found at the Fisher Street Trailhead and the exhibit moves south along the Community Trail where the planets and moons of our Solar System can be viewed. The end of the exhibit, where the dwarf planet Pluto can be found, is located at the Rutland Street Trailhead.

The trail follows a former railroad bed through much of the City and provides public access to protected greenways along the Cochecho and Bellamy Rivers.